Paper sheathing



san. 15, 1929, 1,699,259

Gaf. 110161-11- PAPER SHEATHING Fned Nov. '19,1925 2 sheets-sham 2Patented l5, 1929. UNTED "STATES PA'iEllI' zFfFilCE.

GEORGE F. 'VOIGHT, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNEA, -.ASSIGNORTO :ECONOMYPRODUCTS CORPORATON, A CORf?ORJ-LIIOL` krQF Y.CAIFORNIA.

' PAPER SHEATHING.

Application ied'lN'ovember 19, 1923. i SerialiNo. 575,612.

My invention relates to improvements in adapted to receive a coating ofst-uccov compaper sheathing adapted to be applied to the position. wallsot trame buildings as a backing for ThepaperQ maybe offany suitabletexture stucco or the like; and one of the objects of and thickness,preferably impregnated with the invention is the provision of iurringunits bitumen pitch or like preserva-tive to make it 60 attached to thepaper and adapted toreceive as nearly as practicable impervious to waterand support the stucco composition-and wire to prevent exterior moisturepenetrating to reinforcement therefor. the wood-work of the wall. Y

`Withthe `foregoing and other objects and lThe'furring units 3, whicharedisposed'at purposes in view which will appearas the Qintervals'acrossthe ace'of the paper,1a1e 65 descriptiony proceeds, invention resides in:formedo'f sheet metalandcompriseseach a the combination yandarrangement of parts pair of laterally spaced apart outwardly and in thedetails ot construction hereinafter bowed wire-supporting `members 5,each oi' described and claimed, it'being understood 'which embodyinganintermediate member 6 that changes in the precise embodiment'of thehaving at its lower edge afbasefiange 7 adapt- 70 invention hereindisclosed can be made within ed to seat against the'paper', and at itsupper the scope of what is 'claimed without depart- Y' edge a crownharige-8. y ing from the spirit of the invention. `VThe wire-'supportingmembers 5 arerdis- In the accompanying drawingsposed with theirfconcavedsides facing leach Figure l is a face view of a section ofmy other,thereby forming between them al kind 75 improved paper sheathing, and aysection of Vof circular enclosure, and-are secured to the wirereinforcement disposed thereagainst; paper by means oi'fclinchinglips'9, whichY are Figure 2 is an enlarged face view of a'frag` formed-by striking or Y pressing `forwardly mental section ofthe papersheathing; through the paper intermediate'portions of wire-supportingmembers forming a portion the rear sideotthe paperv (see'Fig. 4). of oneot the furring units; @The furring unitsr are intended to bef fac-Figure 4 is a rear view of a :tragmental sectory-builtonto the paper,and Ain order to fation of the paper sheathing, showing the pre-'cilitate 'their application thereagain'st' it is terred method or"attaching the'furring units preferable lto formfthe clinching `lips9after S5 to the paper; the'disposition otthennits thereon,- and-whenFigure 5 is a further enlargedlongitudinal 'cutting thenietalfor'formingthem to also cut sectional view on line 5-5, Fig. 2; the .paperanddouble same backuponl itselt1 HVFigure 6 is a view similar to the viewWith thebending over of the lips A(see Figs. 5

shown in Fig. 5, but with 'the clinching lips and 6). rlhe operation forforming and 90 in their iirst step oi' formation; K clinching the lips 9resulting -in openings l0 Figure? is a. face view of asection of thebeing formed vextendingn through both the paper Asheathing in a modiiiedform to the eX- fiianges 7 and paper 2. y,

tent that. there is provided a locking plate at IIr the'modiied formot'the invention as "1U the rear side of the paper, which is adapted toShown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, there is'provided a 95 loe-engaged by theclinohing lips or" the fun. "rein-forcing: plate 11,which comprises athin ring units.; 'rect-angular sheet ofr` metal disposed against FigureS is a rear view orn a section of the 'the rearsideoffthe paper directlyin'back of Vpaper sheathing in its modified form; and leachfurringunit'. and'is adapted to 'provide Figure 9 is a sectional view oi' themodi- `reinforcement for this portionof the paper. 10o

lication on line SL45', Fig. 7. In attaching the furring` units tothepaper Referring to the drawings in detail, rvin this' form' of theinvention, the lips 9` are throughout which like reference characters'formedbypressingforwardlya'portion of designate like parts: 'fthemetalforming ftheiianges'? through both vThe numeral l .designates a sectionof my thepaperA and the reinforcingplatesandv the improved papersheathing, which comprises kwholethenv doubledback against the latter a.sheet of paper 2 provided withV metal fur- "(seeF-igs. 8 and 9).

ring units 3, and adapted to be disposed across The paper sheetsQ,ragmental sections of the'rpace ot studs el forming portions or" the lwhich only beingshown inthe drawings, may

trame-work ot' lthe wall of a Ytrame building be of anydesired'widths"an'drlengths, how- 110 Figure 3 is ay perspective view ofone of the theiiangesand bending'saine back' against 80 Y Y division ofthe furring y rof the studs 4.permits of fastening staples beingYdriven,

`Iingl of the plastic material after the same is applied to the wall. A

s membersl as wellfas toprovide stock forthe lips 9; and theob-V Vj fmeasured from center :to center.

`eight inch lateral spacing of the rows perthereinto through Y vdivisionof formation of ythe'clinching 'jects ofthecrown vbearing for'the' wirein practice that lsheet about three feet anda seventy-rive feet whenrolled ever, I have found having a widthv of length of about lup makes abundle lvery convenient to handle in transportation as well as inapplying it to the wall of a building.

Any number. of the While the furring units may be disposed and spacedany desired the paper, I prefer to dispose them in rows extendingvertically across the paper,with a plurality of equally spaced units ineach row, a

the rows spaced eight inches apart laterally,-

mits, on account of the universal sixteen inch spacing'of the studs offrame buildings, of the Vnfurring units 0f every second one of said rowsto be ydisposed directly in front of one of the e studs and theV unitsforming the alternate rows to be fdisposed centrally between-the studs.,s This arrangement 'of'.disposing one units across the .face

14 for securing the. netting,

the units, while the other meansfor holding thefnetting a proper dis-Vtance away from thepaper, become permanently united to thenetting by theharden- Y The primary obj spaced apart coacting wire-supporting membersfor each furring ingarea for the fasteningstaple 14 in which anyexcessive driving of the staple will result i YVin merely deflecting thenetting between said f units, resulting in yinferior reinforcement forthe -plastic composition.

i .The objects of thebase flanges are top-ro-.gi vide proper footing`for the intermediate flanges 28. areY toyprovi-de netting other. thanwould e be provided by thecomparatively narrow f edges of the membersGwere theflangesomitted, and also tovprovide lateral projections,particularly for the units without stud supvto-unusually.rough-handling.

ports, around yand back of which the plastic ,for permanentl lholdingthe vnetting and plaster to thepaper.. g.

11 'is optional, their use, however, prevents anyy accidentalY tearingof Vthe paper by the `clinching lips when the sheathingis ected- It istobe understood Ythat my improved sheets may Vbe used' jointly in coveringa section of a wall.

distances apart on;

Which the units, which'act initially as' ect kof, providing..y two.

unit is to provide a drivsingle furring member, it

f f The employment :of the reinforeingplates sheathing mayyif desired,be applied to the` siding boards sometimesapplied tothe studs Vofplastered structures, instead of applying it le to the studsdirect;` eIf applied toi-the sidingy boards, a fastening staple may for eachfurring unit. l

- I claim:

,1.YIn vmeans ofv having one edge bent to' vone side to formv a. baselflange, and its oppo.

of paper, and means formed integral with said wirefsupporting member..projecting site side thereof. for

against said wire supporting member. f .Y

2; The combination with a. sheet ofvp'aper, vr`

ofa'wire-supportingmember,seatedagainst` f f Vbe provided the characterdescribed,n a" wire-supporting member comprising an in: 4termediatemember site edge bent over tothe saineside to form Y' a crown flange,said wiresupporting.Ymemek bei' adapted to` seat against one side of asheet j j e0v Y the face side thereof,a portionof said paper` f struckrearwardly Y and. doubled against vthe j Q i .body portion thereof,-thereby forming ,e an' r 2V member projecting through first( openingtherethrough, wire-supporting i Y said opening `and bent againstv saidaclinehing lip on said ynamed portion of thel paper for binding it andthe body portionofthepaper tween said clinching lip and"saidVVwire-sup-k porting mer'nber.l 1 Y 4 3. In means ofthecharacterdescribed',a 'i

sheet of paper, and afurring sheet. metal and comprising a` lyopposedroppositely bowed wire-supporting said member longitudinallyarchedin Talfplanje i fextending parallel withwsaid paper. V

` `5. In means ,ef the character described, a'

seated againstone side 'ofsaid-sheetland proji jectingsubstantial-lyatfright angles outward- 1 f nected 'to i said member '1-,proj ectin'g through!y said paper' andfbejnt over against the `opposite side thereof, whereby said ypaperisen-;

gag'edby said-member and said lips andfiri'n-zV ly lockedtherebetweenthereby, i `6. In means ofthecharacter described, a

fla strip of flat metal disposed against oneiside 'i Y material may bespread for yforminga key lunit formed-vof Y' Y pair of lateralg in()members', and means' forVperiiianentlyjattach-VY .4. Invmeans'of thecharacter described, a

l10jsheet of paper,'ja wire-,supporting member ly'therefrom,clinchingflips integrally con-V ii5,

of lastucco bacling`,:and a stripvof vmetal having`r a hat. portion,disposed lagainstfthe other side thereof and having azlath spacingportion projecting atk an langle thereto, 'one' of said strips 'having aA'Proierton Projecta Y' ing through both said backing and said otherstrip and overlyin af portion of the latterf s for binding said backingbetween said strips;

` 7. In meanseof the character described, im@

combination, a sheet of paper, a reinforcing element disposed againstone side or' said paper, and a fnrring element disposed against theopposite side or said paper carrying a lath spacing' element projectingtherefrom, one of said elements provided with a projection projectingthrough said paper and engaging the other one of said elements forconnecting said paper and elements together.

8. A stucco backing adapted to lie back of metal lath and comprising, incombination,

a sheet of paper, and a plurality of furring units attached thereto eachunit comprising a base portion having means for securing the saine tosaid sheet of paper and an outstanding portion adapted to engage metallath and support the saine in spaced relation thereto.

n testiinony of the foregoing being my own, I have hereunto axed mysignature this 12th day of November, 1923.

GEORGE F. VOIGHT.

